Chapter 63: Passive

Nanshan Rift Valley, deep in the Fire Spirit Mine.

Hua Changxi was lying on a stone platform half a meter high, one meter wide, and two meters long, made entirely of top-grade fire spirit stones, cultivating with her eyes closed.

After a while, Hua Changxi, with her brows tightly furrowed, opened her eyes, looking at the data in her vision, her face full of heaviness and confusion.

【Realm: Golden Core Realm 1.35 million/10 million】

It had been a month and a half since she advanced to the Golden Core Realm.

Upon reaching the Golden Core Realm, her cultivation speed had increased somewhat, from absorbing and increasing 1,000 spiritual energy points in one hour to absorbing and increasing 2,000 spiritual energy points in one hour.

She could cultivate for eleven hours a day, which meant she could increase her cultivation by 22,000 points every day.

35 days had passed, and she should have increased her cultivation by 770,000 points.

But now, it had only increased by half!

In the Qi Refining Realm and Qi Sea Realm stages, as long as she absorbed spiritual energy, the data would increase, and when the spiritual energy in her body accumulated to a sufficient amount, she would automatically advance.

She was familiar with this cultivation mode and once thought that cultivation was such an easy thing.

But after advancing to the Golden Core Realm, this mode didn't work!

Absorbing spiritual energy, the data didn't increase.

"Where exactly did the problem go wrong?"

Hua Changxi felt a bit panicked. With no one to ask, she could only grope for it herself, but she had been groping for more than half a month, and still had no clue.

With problems in cultivation, not only could she not improve her realm, but the key was that it wasted time.

Gu Jinfan's appearance, and the possibility that the Asura Gate was eyeing the Creation Pomegranate, all made Hua Changxi feel a sense of urgency.

She had no one to rely on, no power, no manpower, and the only thing that could give her confidence was to work hard to improve her cultivation. As long as she was strong enough, she wouldn't be afraid of being coerced or hurt.

Now that her cultivation couldn't be improved, she was really anxious.

Hua Changxi's mind was a bit chaotic, unable to calm down to cultivate, so she left the Fire Spirit Mine. When she left the rift valley, she saw the manpower stationed outside the rift valley.

These people were arranged by Jiang Ye and Senior Senior Zhuo Fan. They were inner-circle personnel, and there were still some patrols on the outskirts of Nanshan.

Observing these people secretly for a while, seeing that their patrols were quite careful, and knowing that Old You and the other four were very concerned about the Fire Spirit Mine, Hua Changxi felt a little relieved.

On the second day after Gu Jinfan appeared, Old You and the other four took the fire-type Creation Pill. After shaping their fire-type spiritual roots, the four left the Medicine Valley to find cultivation techniques.

Now that more than a month had passed, she didn't know how their progress was.

Hua Changxi still hoped that the four could get cultivation techniques as soon as possible. After all, if they wanted to completely own the Fire Spirit Mine, relying only on some martial artists to guard it would certainly not work.

Only when Old You and the other four became cultivators and improved their strength would they have the power to compete if the Fire Spirit Mine were discovered by outsiders in the future.

This was also the most fundamental purpose of her taking out the Creation Pill to trade with Old You and the other four.

Only cultivators could protect the spiritual mine.

As for her, she could support Old You and the other four from behind, but she actually didn't want to participate in the fighting at the forefront. What she wanted most was to be a high-tech talent who was far from disputes and had irreplaceability.

A high-grade alchemist was very good.

Hua Changxi returned to the Medicine Valley. On the way to the dormitory, she met two handymen and learned from their conversation that Old You and the other four had returned, so she quickly went up to Xishan.

Going up to the mountainside, Hua Changxi saw Guo Yu from afar. Just as she was about to get closer to say hello, she found that Guo Yu's state was a bit wrong.

Sneaky, looking around, and his face was a bit nervous. This appearance of Guo Yu made a word pop into Hua Changxi's mind instantly: stalking!

Stalking whom?

The only outsider who could freely enter and exit the Xishan stone cave was her!

Hua Changxi knew very well that her cooperation with Old You and the other four was built on interests, and the relationship could not be considered solid.

But now the cooperation had just begun, and it was the time when both sides needed to increase trust, yet they put on a posture of concealment and precaution, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

Hua Changxi was actually not very interested in other people's secrets, but Old You and the other four sent Guo Yu to stalk, and the things they discussed were nine times out of ten related to her.

She could accept that Old You and the other four had their own little thoughts, but she didn't want to be calculated, especially after the incident where she was almost sold out by Yang Chuan. She actually didn't trust these four people much anymore.

Thinking this way, Hua Changxi flashed around, avoided Guo Yu, and arrived at the side of the stone cave.

After advancing to the Golden Core Realm, Hua Changxi's five senses were more acute. She didn't need to get too close; as long as she concentrated, she could hear the conversation in the stone cave.

In the stone cave, Old You's tone was urgent: "Is the cultivation technique in Lu Zhiyuan's hands real?"

Senior Senior Zhuo Fan affirmed: "Yes, Lu Zhiyuan copied the opening chapter of the Five Elements Technique, the 'Qi Induction Technique', for me. I cultivated in the backyard of the Lu family for a month, and now I have been able to sense fire spiritual energy."

"You haven't seen Lu Zhiyuan's appearance now. He is more than ten years older than You Lin, but he looks very young now, looking like he is only in his forties."

Yang Chuan's expression shook: "Really?"

Senior Senior Zhuo Fan: "I saw it with my own eyes, of course it's true."

Yang Chuan laughed: "Then if we become cultivators, we can also become young."

He was not the oldest of the four, but his appearance was the most aged. Regarding this matter, he had always been a bit concerned.

Jiang Ye looked at Senior Senior Zhuo Fan: "You haven't said what Lu Zhiyuan's conditions are?"

Senior Senior Zhuo Fan touched his nose: "At first I offered 10,000 fire spirit stones. Later, he gave me the Qi Induction Technique, and seeing that I could indeed induce spiritual energy, that guy suddenly opened his lion's mouth and said he wanted me to give him 100,000 fire spirit stones every month."

Hearing this, Old You, Jiang Ye, and Yang Chuan all frowned at the same time.

Jiang Ye looked at Senior Senior Zhuo Fan: "Did you tell him about the Fire Spirit Mine?"

Senior Senior Zhuo Fan's expression was a bit uncomfortable: "I didn't mean to, it's just that Lu Zhiyuan is too cunning. He knew I couldn't stand being provoked and deliberately used words to provoke me."

Hearing this, Old You and the other three sighed in unison.

"You..."

Senior Senior Zhuo Fan also knew he had done something wrong: "Don't talk about me, I also regret it. Moreover, Lu Zhiyuan also said that he wants to come to the Medicine Valley to take a look in a while."

Old You's expression changed suddenly: "What is he doing coming to the Medicine Valley?"

Jiang Ye's expression was also very ugly: "Is Lu Zhiyuan trying to get ideas about the Fire Spirit Mine?"

Yang Chuan was also anxious: "That girl Hua Changxi is not easy to deal with. If you bring outsiders here and she finds out, what will happen?"

Senior Senior Zhuo Fan waved his hand very freely: "If she knows, she knows. Lu Zhiyuan said that after he finishes his work, he will come to find Hua Changxi to spar."

"If he is not Hua Changxi's opponent, we will just give him 100,000 spiritual stones every month."

"If Hua Changxi is not his opponent, then the Fire Spirit Mine will have to be redistributed."

"In short, our share will not be less. Lu Zhiyuan wants to test Hua Changxi's depth, so let him test it."

Old You and the other three were all silent.

Senior Senior Zhuo Fan knew he hadn't handled the matter well, so he quickly took out the Qi Induction Technique: "Lu Zhiyuan and I have agreed to give the Qi Induction Technique first, and after he comes to see it, he will give us the subsequent techniques all at once."

Outside the stone cave, Hua Changxi's expression was as dark as water. She took several deep breaths to suppress her anger and did not rush into the stone cave to settle accounts with Senior Senior Zhuo Fan.

Her cooperation with these four people was rash.

She shouldn't have been biased, thinking that Old You's character was not bad, and then thinking that his friends were the same.

Now she was too passive!

At this time, Senior Senior Zhuo Fan's voice sounded in the stone cave again.

"Do you know? Something happened again at Mount Wuzhi in Qingzhou."

"What happened?"

"It was caused by the pomegranate we snatched. You also know how big the commotion was when the pomegranate appeared. After we snatched it away, I don't know who spread the news that Mount Wuzhi is a blessed land, where strange spiritual medicines and spiritual fruits often appear."

"Soon, this news attracted the attention of all parties, who sent their disciples to investigate."

"This investigation was incredible. They found that Mount Wuzhi is rich in spiritual energy and very suitable for cultivators to cultivate."

"So, all parties want to occupy Mount Wuzhi as their own. It is said that the Taisu Palace, Sanqing Palace, Demon Suppression Department, Asura Gate, and some old families have all been dispatched."

"Lu Zhiyuan told me that there are at least five large spiritual mines under Mount Wuzhi. He didn't come to the Medicine Valley because he went to Mount Wuzhi."

"I don't know who will be able to occupy Mount Wuzhi in the end?" ===== CHAPTER 64 =====